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Evaluation of Treatment-Induced Cerebral White Matter Injury by Using Diffusion-Tensor MR Imaging: Initial Experience
Sawako Kitahara, Satoshi Nakasu, Kiyoshi Murata, Keizen Sho and Ryuta Ito
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2005, 26 (9) 2200-2206;
Sawako Kitahara
Satoshi Nakasu
Kiyoshi Murata
Keizen Sho

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